Precious, awakening, or rock
Alaynna is a modern phonetic spelling variant of Alana. It likely derives from the Old Breton word 'alan' meaning 'precious' or 'little rock', though it is also associated with the Gaelic word for 'awakening' or 'beauty'.
Less common today
Alaynna isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,194 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).